| Osmington Mills | |
|---|---|
 The Smugglers' Inn at Osmington Mills | |
  Osmington Mills Location within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SY734820 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEYMOUTH |
| Postcode district | DT3 |
| Dialling code | 01305 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Osmington Mills is a coastal hamlet in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the civil parish of Osmington 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Weymouth.
Geology
The coastline around Osmington Mills is part of Dorset's Jurassic Coast, and fossils can be found in the cliffs. The rocks consist of Kimmeridge Clay and the Corallian group from the Oxfordian (Upper Jurassic) and have an interesting trace fossil assemblage. To the west are Black Head and beyond that Redcliff Point, with fossils in the Upper Oxford Clay.
Tourism
Osmington Mills is popular with tourists, providing facilities such as camping and caravan sites, a public house (of which the site has been traced back to the 13th century), and attractive coastal walks.
John Constable
The area around Osmington Mills and Osmington Bay was painted by the English landscape artist John Constable in the early 19th century. He spent his honeymoon in the area in 1816. Paintings include:
- Osmington Bay[1]
- A View of Osmington Bay[2]
- Weymouth Bay from the Downs above Osmington Mills[3]
- Weymouth Bay: Bowleaze Cove and Jordon Hill
See also
- Geology of Dorset
- Trigoniidae, found particularly around Osmington Mills
Gallery
The rounded nodules on the beach to the east of Osmington Mills are of calcite-cemented sandstone and come from the Bencliff Grit Formation which is found at the base of the cliffs.
Weymouth Bay from the Downs above Osmington Mills, John Constable, (c. 1816)
Further reading
- Callaghan, Christopher. "The Palaeoichnology of the Oxfordian of Osmington Mills, Dorset".
References
- ↑ "CONSTABLE : impressions of land, sea and sky - John CONSTABLE - Osmington Bay". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "Posters, Art Prints, Vintage Posters & Canvas Art at Barewalls.com". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "MFA Boston: Collections Search Results". Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
External links
Media related to Osmington Mills at Wikimedia Commons
